CHIEFS 46 - 31 WARATAHS
FULLTIME: Fulltime in Hamilton and the Chiefs come out on top. 46-31 in a ten-try thriller. Newshub will have live updates for theLions Barbarians match so head along to our sports page to check those out shortly.
79mins: Conversion is over and we have a minute left in this one.
78mins: TRY CHIEFS: James Lowe has his third. The Chiefs spread the ball out to the elft wing and hand the number and Lowe crashes over.
77mins: Chiefs win the lineout and will look to score one more.
76mins: Tahs have the ball on their own line and they clear it away but it was a poor kick. The lineout will be just inside the tahs 22.
75mins: The conversion goes over and we have a eight point game with five minutes to go in Hamilton.
74mins: TRY WARATAHS: Israel Folau puts Sekope Kepu into a massive hole on the halfway line and he goes all the way to score in the corner. What a beauty. Kepu pushes McKenzie away at the end to score.
72mins: TRY WARATAHS: Cam Clark gets put into a big hole and he goes over.
71mins: Michael Hooper goes into the 22, and has a player in support but doesn't use him. He should have though cause they would have been in.
70mins: Shaun Stevenson intercepts the ball but the play comes back for being offside as we head into the final 10 minutes.
68mins: James Lowe wins a penalty for the Chiefs. He will surely get man of the match tonight. They have a lineout inside Tahs territory.
67mins: The Chiefs turn the ball over and Anton Lienert-Brown kicks it away and Shaun Stevenson is chasing but the ball bounces into touch.
66mins: Waratahs five out from the try line as the clock ticks down.
65mins: Chiefs give away a penalty after the lineout. Tahs ball.
64mins: YELLOW CARD CHIEFS - WARATAHS: Both Mitchell Brown and Paddy Ryan head to the bin after the play.
64mins: Chiefs win a penalty after all that bizzare sequence.
63mins: Liam Messam tackled the tahs player after he kicked the ball and Bernard Foley grabs him so Mitch Browns runs in and pushes him.
63mins: Players from each team start pushing each other. Not sure what started it or really sure what exactly has happened here.
Will be looked at by the TMO.
61mins: The Waratahs running the ball more now and get iniside the Chiefs 22 after eight phases. They give the ball to Taqele Naiyaravoro but goes nowhere.
60mins: Donald goes off to a standing ovation by the Hamilton crowd.
59mins: TRY CHIEFS: Tawera Kerr-Barlow has his send. A perfect offload puts Stephen Donald into a hole and he finds TBK who goes over.
58mins: They Tahs are now alive! They are pinned in the their 22 though but Foley gets in an impressive clearance kick.
But the Chiefs take it quickly.
57mins: Foley lands the conversion and it now a 15 point ball game in the Tron.
56mins: TRY WARATAHS: Will Skelton drives over and the Waratahs have their second of the match.
55mins: They have a lineout five metres from the line.
54mins: Waratahs have come alive and they are back into the Chiefs 22 and win a penalty.
51mins: The Tahs run the ball out the 22 and the Chiefs appeal for a penalty but it is not give. They continue to run and Folau makes a little break. They are going wing to wing.
49mins: TRY WARATAHS: Rob Horne intercepts the ball from a poor Damian McKenzie pass and runs over under the posts.
48mins: Both teams kick the ball back and forth, eventually the Chiefs counter.
46mins: Tolu Latu is back on the field. Just before that, the Tahs cleared the ball but it did not go far so the Chiefs have a lineout inside the Waratahs 22.
45mins: Waratahs win a lineout, but once again not making much ground.
44mins: Another great kick by McKenzie as it sails over.
43mins: TRY CHIEFS: Tawera Kerr-Barlow goes over. James Lowe makes a break, offloads to Damian McKenzie who finds Anton Lienert-Brown and he passes it to TBK.
42mins: The conversion goes over.
41mins: TRY CHIEFS: James Lowe has his second of the game. Off a lineout, they go short and Natahn Harris finds TBK who finds Lowe who goes over.
40mins: The second half is underway in Hamilton.
HALFTIME: Not the most stunning game, but the Chiefs are well on top. Both James Lowe and Damian McKenzie are playing excellent. Chiefs lead 18-3 at the break.
40mins: PENALTY GOAL WARATAHS: The Tahs finally get on the board.
39mins: Waratahs get into the Chiefs 22 and win a penalty just as the siren sounds.
38mins: Chiefs get in to the Tahs 22, but the away side steals the ball.
37mins: YELLOW CARD WARATAHS: Tolu Latu is sent to the bin for tripping McKenize. Poor penalty and the Chiefs will look to punish here.
36mins: Time is off as it looks like Damian McKenzie was deliberately
tripped when he lost the ball.
36mins: Tom Robertson makes a break and the Waratahs get up to the Chiefs 22. Chiefs turn the ball over though and Damian McKenzie counters but he loses the ball and the Tahs go on the attack again.
35mins: The Tahs are not making much ground with the ball and they attack down the right wing.
34mins: Waratahs scrum after a Chiefs mistake.
33mins: Damian McKenzie misses the conversion.
31mins: TRY CHIEFS: James Lowe what a beauty! Stephen Dondals chips the ball over the defence and Damian McKenzie gets the ball and he steos Folau and floats the ball to Lowe who dives over in the conrer.
30mins: Waratahs forced to make a change and Angus Taavao is on.
28mins: Cheifs run it out of the 22 again through McKenzie and Lowe. Next play Lowe makes a good run downt eh wing but falls over.
27mins: Waratahs run the ball into the Cheifs 22. Has been a long time since they were here. However they lose the ball and the Chiefs are off the hook.
26mins: Waratahs run down the right wing and Taqele Naiyaravoro, pushes away James Lowe but in doing so runs into touch.
24mins: Liam Messam runs the ball into the Tahs 22, but can't release it and the away side will; now clear the ball, but it doesn't go into touch.
23mins: Waratahs penalised again for hands in the ruck. Chiefs kick the ball into touch and will have a lineout just outside the 22.
22mins: Damian McKenzie gets the ball from the restart and makes a break. He finds Sam Cane in support and he tries to kick the ball forward but it bounces off Israel Folau's legs.
21mins: PENALTY GOAL CHIEFS: Damian McKenzie kicks another penalty goal from a similar spot and the lead is now 13.
20mins: They will go for goal the Chiefs to extend the lead.
19mins: Chiefs scrum inside Waratahs territory. They win the ball and a penalty which TKB takes quickly but runs straight into the referee.
18mins: The Chiefs go down the left wing another. THe next play Mitchell Brown makes a break, but the Tahs steal the ball but they knock it on.
17mins: Aaron Cruden clears the ball deep inside the 22, and the Waratahs have a lineout on halfway which they win.
16mins: Wonderful kick by McKenzie and the Chiefs now lead 10-0.
14mins: TRY CHIEFS: Mitchell Brown scores the first try of the game. They make the break on the left wing, James Lowe breaks through two tackles and throws the offload to Brown who strolls over the line to score.
14min: Chiefs run it out of the 22 and they are away. Two plays later they are on the halfway line.
12mins: Bernard Foley takes the penalty goal, but it hits the post. The Tahs get the rebound, but drop the ball. Chiefs scrum.
10mins: The Tahs get the ball from the kickoff and are quickly within a metre of the goalline bu they give away another penalty in front of the posts.
8mins: PENALTY GOAL CHIEFS: Damian McKenzie kicks the penalty goal and the Chiefs take the early lead in Hamilton.
7mins: The Chiefs win a penalty and take a quick tap. They move the ball to the left, but the ball is dropped and Israel Folau picks the ball up and starts to run away, but the ref brings the play back for another penalty.
6mins: Now the Chiefs acctack down the wing and they get back inside the Tahs 22 after one phase.
5mins: Beautiful overlap play run by the Tahs from the scrum and Cam Clark tries to outrun James Lowe on the outside, but he is trapped and Lowe gets his payback by winning a penalty.
4mins: First scrum of the game goes to the Waratahs after Mitchell Brown drops the ball.
Before the scrum though we have a stop in play as Liam Messam has plenty of blood on his face and as Brodie Retallick puts his contact lenses back in.
3mins: Poor end to the play as the Waratahs win a penalty and they take a quick tap.
2mins: Stephen Donald with his first run of the game and a massive roar by the crowd. The next play the Chiefs break the line and they are inside the Tahs 22.
1mins: The Waratahs making good metres with ball in hand, driving closer to the Chiefs 22, but Nathan Harris wins the turnover for the home side and now the Chiefs go on the counter.
KICKOFF: We are underway in Hamilton. The Waratahs get first use of the ball and a early penalty to the visitors for being offside.
5:04 pm: Stephen Donald leads the Chiefs out in his 100th game for the Chiefs.
5:02 pm: Michael Hooper leads the Tahs out onto the park.
5:00 pm: The Waratahs were the last Australian team to beat a New Zealand team, funnily enough against the Chiefs. The Chiefs will be under the pump as the Tahs have won the last three against the Hamilton-based team.
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Lineups
Chiefs
1. Kane Hames, 2. Nathan Harris, 3. Nepo Laulala, 4. Dominic Bird, 5. Brodie Retallick, 6. Mitchell Brown, 7. Sam Cane (cc), 8. Liam Messam, 9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 10. Aaron Cruden (cc), 11. James Lowe, 12. Stephen Donald, 13. Anton Lienert-Brown, 14. Toni Pulu, 15. Damian McKenzie
Reserves: 16. Liam Polwart, 17. Siegfried Fisi’ihoi, 18. Atu Moli, 19. Taleni Seu, 20. Mitchell Karpik, 21. Jonathan Taumateine, 22. Tim Nanai-Williams, 23. Shaun Stevenson
Waratahs
1. Tom Robertson, 2. Tolu Latu, 3. Sekope Kepu, 4. Dean Mumm, 5. Will Skelton, 6. Ned Hanigan, 7. Michael Hooper (c), 8. Michael Wells, 9. Jake Gordon, 10. Bernard Foley, 11. Cam Clark, 12. David Horwitz, 13. Rob Horne, 14. Taqele Naiyaravoro, 15. Israel Folau
Reserves: 16. Damien Fitzpatrick, 17. Paddy Ryan, 18. Angus Taavao, 19. David McDuling, 20. Jed Holloway, 21. Jack Dempsey, 22. Matt Lucas, 23. Bryce Hegarty
Match facts and stats
Referee: Paul Williams
Assistants: Richard Kellyand Mike Lash
TMO: Ben Skeen
The Waratahs have won six of the last seven meetings between these sides including each of the last three in a row.
The Waratahs’ six victories in that run have come by an average margin of 13 points, including a 27-point win in Waikato in 2010, the Tahs’ biggest win in New Zealand, and the Chiefs third heaviest home defeat.
The Waratahs have lost their last four games in New Zealand, three of those defeats coming by 10+ points.
The Chiefs lost their last home game (v Crusaders), but haven’t lost back to back home matches in a single season since 2011.
Past meetings
Head to head: Played 20, Chiefs 7, Waratahs 13, drawn 0
In New Zealand: Played 10, Chiefs 5, Waratahs 5, drawn 0
Last time played: Waratahs 45 def Chiefs 25, May 27, 2015
Last time in New Zealand: Waratahs 33 def Chiefs 17, May 31, 2014
Head-to-head: Chiefs - $1.13 Waratahs - $5.60
Pre-match banter - Chiefs 'legend' Stephen Donald set to make 100th Super Rugby appearance against Waratahs
Crowd favourite Stephen Donald will mark his 100th appearance for the Chiefs when he runs out against the Waratahs in Hamilton.
The former All Black will wear the No.12 jersey in his return to Super Rugby after missing last week's 16-16 draw with the Blues because of concussion.
The 33-year-old will become just the fourth Chiefs centurion, after forwards Tanerau Latimer, Liam Messam and Hika Elliot.
Coach Dave Rennie is hoping the milestone is marked with a full house at Waikato Stadium on Saturday.
"Stephen Donald's already a Chiefs legend,"he said.
"Adored by his teammates and fans alike, he is a special and passionate Chiefs man who has had a prolific on-field career."
In the one other change to the starting 15, Toni Pulu comes in on the right wing for Tim Nanai-Williams, who goes to the bench.
Included in the reserves is former NZ under-20 hooker Liam Polwart, who is in line to make his Super Rugby debut.
The Chiefs sit fourth in the New Zealand conference and are seeking their first win in three matches after the stalemate with the Blues was preceded by a 31-24 defeat to the Crusaders in Suva.